Description: A young girl seated with two sheep.

History: Staffordshire pottery is pottery that is produced in the Staffordshire potteries area of the United Kingdom. This area is in the Midlands - the potteries used to center around six separate towns (Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall) which are now Stoke on Trent. The area really came into focus as the powerhouse of pottery production in the UK and indeed in the world in the 1700-1800s but, the truth is, that this has been a significant pottery producing area for centuries. Staffordshire has plenty of clay, lead, salt and coal in the area which made it a perfect place for pottery production. In early days potters would simply dig clay up from roads which is thought to have led to the term ‘potholes’! It was quite common for farmers to make pottery at this stage - the land was not good enough for them to make enough money from farming so many worked as potters as a sideline. Gradually many of the farmers moved into full-time pottery production.

Provenance: Arthur J Connolly

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.5 | Height(in) = 8 | Width(in) = 5 | Depth(in) = 2.5

Size of Artwork(in): 8.5 x 5 x 2.5"

Artist Name: Minton

Medium: Soft paste, paint.

Circa: 1874

Some small chips of orange near bottom. Gilding partially faded.